West Coasters start the day (and everyone else meets this at various points in their routine) with a, what’s this? opposition of the sensitive Moon newly sojourning in Cancer and the Ceres and Pluto tag team in Capricorn. Today, at least through about 3 PM Pacific, may feel like one or the other of those two formidable forces is pulling no punches emotionally–and it will likely feel like it’s all coming from the outside, as if the powerful, authorities, the secret, the elements, and/ or Mom will be facing off with us directly. For those highly sensitized to Moon energies, it may feel like reality (Capricorn) is out to destroy us (Pluto); for those who are able to take it less personally (just about everyone else), it could feel more like a challenge–and one we’re ready to rise to.

A sneaky Fist of God (sneaky because the sucker punch it delivers comes disguised as the same old same old of Chiron/ Neptune) made up of the aforementioned conjunction of the great deluder and the sultan of hurt, sesquiquadrate the South node and Zeus, points to the real source of upset for today; though we feel like it’s power struggles that are the problem, it may actually be power struggles and old hurts from the past (South node). Our spirits, our imaginations (Neptune) bring them to life, and we are loathe to let them go, if only because it helps us make sense of the present.

It isn’t until about 1 AM PDT on the 20th that we move on emotionally to wanting to express, to communicate, but may be struggling with our own Will and ambitions (sextile to retro Merc and square to Zeus). Our goals and wants could feel to us like they’re requiring we modify communications, but we really aren’t able to articulate things right now, and the mind is searching for a reason that describes the difficulty. What we actually need to do is stop trying to formulate any specific messages right now; we are better off just feeling (and if possible, leaving those impulses as pure as possible, not patted into words or even concepts).

By 5 AM PDT the Cancer Moon conjuncts the South Node, and we have a direct pipeline to the past–and this means we have a direct line to intuit the lessons of the past and bring them forward to aid with the now.

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Today’s Link: here’s a weekly horoscope imbued with humor and truth http://distractedastrologer.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/sun-sign-horoscopage-19th%e2%80%9325th-april-2010/

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